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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · Nov 18

Hello, Sakura Wars fans! Since a lot of people are migrating here from twitter I thought it might be convenient for fans to set up an account year! I'll be posting daily to keep the fandom alive and give us stuff to be excited about!

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Daily Sakura Wars Memes @sakurawarsmemes.bsky.social · 4d

Official Sakura Wars Trading Card Game Archived By Fans
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Official Sakura Wars Trading Card Game Archived By Fans

Follow us on Social Media While Sega’s Sakura Wars franchise has been somewhat dormant in recent years, the series’ dedicated fanbase has been keeping ...

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 4d

Reminder that this isn't the only new Sakura Wars merch you can buy online, as the recently opened Sega store Shanghai has an online shop where you can find acrylic stands of the Hanagumi member and blind packages containing badges!
mo.m.tmall.com/page/3611374...

SEGA旗舰店

这里有一个很棒的活动，快来看看吧

mo.m.tmall.com

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 4d

‼️| You can finally buy the brand new Sakura Wars merch with the original art that was made for the Sega pop up store in Osaka Expo online!!
www.movic.jp/shop/pages/s...

セガ POP-UP in アニメイト大阪・関西万博店　事後通販

ご注文受付期間 2025年10月10日（金）10:00～

www.movic.jp

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Kanna's Nr.1 Fan! @no1kannafan.bsky.social · 4d

This isn't over yet though, as I have already translated all of the available cards and I would appreciate any help in typesetting. Remember, our goal is to make the game playable for the English speaking fandom and your contributions can help in reaching that goal faster!

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Kanna's Nr.1 Fan! @no1kannafan.bsky.social · 4d

🚨Sakura Wars DCG Project UPDATE🚨
Hi everyone! Thanks to the help of our wonderful community members (credits in the reply), we were able to archive almost every card of the first two waves of the DCG!!!
Wave 1: archive.org/details/Saku...
Wave 2: archive.org/details/Saku...

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 5d

❗| The Sakura Wars official account tweeted about a character's birthday again!! It seems like they'll be celebrating every main character's birthday leading up to the 30th anniversary next year on the 27th of September!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 5d

🎂| Today, October 10th, is birthday of Paris Hanagumi member Coquelicot! Happy Birthday!!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 6d

if you're interested in what merch will be sold, check out this thread!!
bsky.app/profile/saku...

Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · Aug 8

- skateboard deck
- tea cups
- acrylic stands
- badges

Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 6d

‼️| The brand new Sakura Wars merch with new art from the Sega pop up store at last August's Osaka Expo will go on sale in Animate stores in Japan and online starting tomorrow!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 6d

📸 | Pictures from Kaya Matsutani (Diana)'s Sakura Wars event "New York ♪ Perfect Weather for a Walk ♪ Vol 10" that was Heald on October 4th and 5th with guests: Hisayoshi Suganuma (Shinjiro), Kaori Asoh (Plum), Yoko Honna (Anri), the Dandy duo, and ex sega producer Nakayama!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 6d

More pics from Kaya's twitter account!!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 9d

‼️| The official Sakura Wars twitter account tweeted again after 10 days celebrating a character's birthday for the first time in nearly 5 years!!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 11d

📸 | Pictures from today's "New York ♪ Perfect Weather for a Walk ♪ Vol 10" event featuring: Hisayoshi Suganuma (Shinjiro), Kaya Matsutani (Diana), Kaori Asoh (Plum), and Yoko Honna (Anri)

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 12d

Shinjiro: Hisayoshi Suganuma
Plum: Kaori Asoh
Anri: Yoko Honna
Dandy duo: Velo Takeda and Yantaro Nishimura
Another guest on the 5th will be ex sega producer Masahiro Nakayama

Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 12d

❗| Kaya Matsutani (Diana)'s event "New York ♪ Perfect Weather for a Walk ♪ Vol 10" will start tomorrow! She'll be showing the 2013 Sakura Wars show "Wild West Wish" and discussing it with guests Plum and Anri on the 4th, the Dandy gang on the 5th, and Shinjiro on both days!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 15d

🎂 | Today, September 30th, is the birthday of seiyuu Hisayoshi Suganuma who plays Shinjiro Taiga aka Peppermint in the New York games, OVAs, CD drama, and stage shows! Happy Birthday!!

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Sprout Division @sproutdivision.bsky.social · 15d

We would like to inform everyone that we are changing our name to the Sprout Division (the English meaning of the Meigumi)! We feel like this name better communicates who we are to other fans, as well as our purpose as a group. We hope you'll keep supporting us!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 18d

‼️| The official Sakura Wars Twitter account tweeted for the first time in over a year to celebrate the series' 29th anniversary!! This is the first time they tweet about the anniversary since the 25th one in 2021!!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 18d

For the date you can select between your top 3. Just decline your number 1 and number 1 will ask you after

Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 18d

🎉 | On this day 29 years ago, September 27th 1996, the first Sakura Wars game was released, marking the first ever entry to what became the beloved vast multimedia franchise!

Happy 29th Anniversary Sakura Wars!!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 18d

❗| Chisa Yokoyama uploaded 2 numbers from last July's Midsummer Festival "Odorimashou! (Let's Dance!)" on her YouTube channel as a pre-party for the series' 29th anniversary tomorrow!

Omatsuri Dance: youtu.be/v9Y6vQHm5rM

Euro Gekitei: youtu.be/vRsq2eiauVQ

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · 20d

🎂| Today, September 25th, is the birthday of seiyu Kikuko Inoue who played Lobelia Carlini in the games, OVAs, CD dramas, and stage shows. Happy Birthday @atmanbow_staff !!

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Kanna's Nr.1 Fan! @no1kannafan.bsky.social · 25d

DCG TRANSLATION UPDATE
Hi everyone! While I'm deeply thankful for the outpour of support this post got in likes and retweets, literally not a single person ever DMed me😭
Even if you only have enough time to crop 5 cards, that would still be a huge help! (1/3)

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · Sep 8

🎂 | Today, September 8th, is the birthday of seiyu Saeko Shimazu, who played Glycine Bleumer in the games, OVAs, CD dramas, and stage shows! Happy Birthday!!

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Sakura Wars Facts & Updates @sakutainews.bsky.social · Sep 7

🎂| Today, September 7th, is the birthday of og Teito Hanagumi member Kanna Kirishima! Happy Birthday!!

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